Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church (New York City)

The Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
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The Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (left) next to the James Watson House (right)
General information
Architectural style Georgian Revival / Colonial Revival
Town or city Financial District, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Country United States of America
Construction started 1964
Completed 1965[1][2]
Design and construction
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Architect Shanley & Sturges[1][2]

The Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 7 State Street, between Pearl St. and Water Streets, Financial District, Manhattan, New York City, New York. The parish is home to the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.[3]

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Parish history

The parish was established in 1884 as a mission and raised to parish status in 1887.[4] "Following the Civil War, the house was purchased by Irish immigrant Charlotte Grace O'Brien to serve as the Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary, a waystation for young immigrant girls."[1]

Buildings

The Georgian Revival / Colonial Revival brick church was built 1965 to the designs of the architectural firm of Shanley & Sturges.[1] The church is located next to the New York City-landmark James Watson House, 7 State Street.[5] That landmark was built 1793-1806 with the eastern portion build to the designs of an unknown architect and the western half attributed to architect James McComb, Jr..[1] "In 1975, the mission was dedicated as the Rectory of the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Seton, after America's first canonized saint, who was born on Staten Island."[1]

In November 2010, the parish has spent $323,198.50 on brickwork facade, window flashings, and the roof.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f New York Architectural Imaged (Accessed 6 February 2011)
  2. ^ a b Norval White, Elliot Willensky with Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City. Fifth Ed. American Insitute of Architects New York Chapter Series. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), p.11. ISBN 9780195383867.
  3. ^ Seton Shrine Website (Accessed 5 February 2011)
  4. ^ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.360.
  5. ^ Dolkart, Andrew S. & Postal, Matthew A.; Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004. ISBN 0-471-36900-4; p.8.
  6. ^ Seton Shrine Parish: Historic Preservation Of The Parish House (Accessed 5 February 2011)

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